Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	to be as one wishes; to be satisfactory	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair		ten; 10	always; ever; often always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant	eight; 8	nine; 9
simp. and trad. (不如意事，十常八九)		不	如意	事	，	十	常	八	九

Idiom

不如意事，十常八九

1. things are constantly going wrong
   • 2004: anon, 曾仕强教授的回答 (Professor Zeng's response)

     人终究不是神，不过是有限的人，必须顺应人性，善用大自然的潜力，站在“不如意事，十常八九”的局限中，以神妙莫测的方式来使其吉多凶少 (simp.)

      

     人終究不是神，不過是有限的人，必須順應人性，善用大自然的潛力，站在“不如意事，十常八九”的局限中，以神妙莫測的模式來使其吉多凶少 (trad.)

     People are not gods; they are humans with human limitations, and so must accommodate human nature. One must find a good way to utilize Mother Nature's potential. Within the boundaries of a life where things are constantly going wrong," one must find a way to think outside of the box so that one can have more hits than misses.